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Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 –
21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor.
She was the founder and director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an
institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the
city of Ahmedabad. She received Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padma Shri in
1965.She also received many other citations in recognition of her contribution
to art. She trained over 18,000 students in Bharatnatyam and Kathakali.
Family
Her father, Subbarama Swaminathan was a barrister at the Madras High Court and principal of the Madras Law College. Her mother was Ammu Swaminathan. Her elder sister Lakshmi Sehgal was the commander-in-chief of Subhas Chandra Bose's 'Rani of Jhansi Regiment' of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj). Her elder brother, Govind Swaminathan, was a barrister who practised in Madras as a specialist in constitutional and criminal law apart from civil law and company law; he was the attorney general for Madras State (now Tamil Nadu).
Death
She was admitted to hospital on 20
January 2016 and died the next day at the age of 97.
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